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This isn't a joke or cartoon; just something interesting to know.
Please forward this on to others.
On Monday, I played the Disney, Lake Buena Vista course.
As usual the starters matched me with three other players.
After a few holes we began to get to know each other a bit.
One fellow was rather young and had his wife riding along in the golf cart with him.
I noticed that his golf bag had his name on it and after closer inspection it also said "wounded war veterans ".
When I had my first chance to chat with him I asked him about the bag.
His response was simply that it was a gift.
I then asked if he was wounded and he said yes.
When I asked more about his injury, his response was "I'd rather not talk about it, sir".
Over a few holes I learned that he had spent the last 15 months in an army rehabilitation hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
Over a few holes I learned that he had spent the last 15 months in an army rehabilitation hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
His wife moved there to be with him and he was released from the hospital in September.
He was a rather quiet fellow; however, he did say that he wanted to get good at golf.
We
had a nice round and as we became a bit more familiar I asked him about
the brand new set of Ping woods and irons he was playing.
Some looked like they had never been hit.
His response was simple.
He said that this round was the first full round he had played with these clubs.
Later in the round he told me the following.
As part of the discharge process from the rehabilitation hospital, Ping
comes in and provides three days of golf instruction, followed by club fitting.
Upon discharge from the hospital,
Ping
gives
each of the discharged veterans, generally about 40 soldiers, a brand
new set of custom fitted clubs along with the impressive golf bags.
The fellow I met was named Ben Woods and he looked me in the eye and said that being fitted for those clubs was one of the best things that ever happened to him
The fellow I met was named Ben Woods and he looked me in the eye and said that being fitted for those clubs was one of the best things that ever happened to him
and he was determined to learn to play golf well enough to deserve the gift Ping had given him.
Ben is now out of the service medically discharged just a month ago.
He is as fine a young man as you would ever want to meet.
Ping , whose products are made with pride here in America (Arizona), has the good judgment not to advertise this program.
Ping , whose products are made with pride here in America (Arizona), has the good judgment not to advertise this program.
God Bless America and the game of golf.
Thank you PING!
Thank you PING!
This one deserves to be shared with everybody!
1 comment:
I don't think being wounded is a good thing. I wish he weren't but he had no business being there killing and wounding other people. He was participating in a unlawful and criminal activity. There was no Act of War declared by congress, so therefore every person involved from top to bottom are war criminals period. He took an oath to protect and defend the constitution for the united states of America not the bankers, oil co. and c.i.a. drug cartels. To treat these people like heros is wrong the people that send these misguided people into harms way should care for them but we shouldn't give them any favorable treatment.
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